Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation PPT

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation- Founded: 1994- Mission: Help improve peoples lives with health and education by using modern day technology and science to further more their research- The Gates foundation gives away approx 1 billion annuallyThe bill and Melinda gates foundation tackles critical problems in four areas. Their global development division helps the poorest people lift themselves from hunger and poverty. Their global health division, aims to using technology and science to save lives in developing countries.What dose the Gates foundation do?1975History TimelineHistory TimelineThe Bill and Melinda gates foundation IntroductionBill GatesMelinda GatesGlobal Development: -Water, sanitation, hygiene - Vaccine delivery- Agriculture development- NutritionGlobal health: - HIV- Malaria-TuberculosisGates left Harvard at the age of 19 and founded a computer software1980Microsoft was then chosen by IBM to write their new operating systemsHis company continued to grow, and made him a billionaire1983Microsoft had initially started a giving program on funding computer and science scholarships1994The gates foundation was founded by William H.Gates FoundationShortly after he married Melinda FrenchMalaria1999The William H. Gates Foundation, Gates Library Foundation, and the Gates Learning Foundation. The three foundations folded into one under the name Bill & Melinda FoundationHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)2003Launch HIV/AIDS Prevention Branch in India2005$258 Million in Grants: Anti-Malaria WorkMalaria occurs in nearly 100 countries worldwide. 200 million people suffered from the disease in 2010, and about 655,000 died from Malaria. Malaria is caused by parasites that spread by mosquitoes. Some symptoms include: high fever, chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia which can be dangerous for pregnant women. Children who survive malaria can suffer long term disabilities.Malaria is their top priority, they concentrate their resources in areas where existing funds are limited. They committed more than $1.4 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.The goal of the HIV program is to reduce the global incidence of HIV significantly and sustainably and to help people infected with HIV. They focus their efforts in the poorest countries, where they believe the resources have the greatest impact. The foundation has committed more than US$2.5 Billion in HIV grants and research around the world.